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WASHINGTON—TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew has navigated both Western and Chinese business over the course of his fast rise to the corner office. But on Thursday, the 40-year-old Singaporean army reservist and former Goldman Sachs banker faced a hostile House panel as he tried to reassure Americans their data is safe and Beijing won’t be able to influence what viewers see on TikTok. Hours before the testimony, Beijing said it would oppose a forced sale of the app from its Chinese owners, something the Biden…

In a hearing before Congress, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew came off like an underling TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew had one mission as he appeared before Congress on Thursday: Convince U.S. lawmakers that TikTok had some separation from its China-based parent company, ByteDance.  He was there because worries over China’s ability to access TikTok user data or influence its content filtering had U.S. lawmakers, regulators and the White House considering a ban or forced sale. Sound testimony from Chew…

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday at a congressional hearing over concerns about user data collected by the popular video-sharing app and potential Chinese spying.Under his helm, TikTok reached 150 million users in the US, the majority of them teens and young adults who are attracted to the app's simple interface and addictive algorithm that serves up short videos on just about any imaginable topic.Lawmakers have said they're worried about American data falling into the hands of the Chinese government and claim…

In a combative hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tacitly admitted the company sells user data.“I believe we do not sell data to any data brokers,” Chew said in response to a question from congressman Frank Pallone. “I didn’t ask you about data brokers, Pallone said. “Do you sell it to anyone?”“Congressman, I actually am in support of some rules...” Chew responded before another interruption from Pallone. “I didn’t ask you about rules, I asked you whether the company…

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. If there’s anyone left in Congress or the American public who hasn’t made up their minds about the ultra-popular short-form app, the executive will attempt to sway them to his side.The app is already banned on government devices, and President Joe Biden has threatened to ban TikTok nationwide if ByteDance doesn’t sell it to a non-Chinese entity. Since the Trump administration, the American government has been threatening…

WASHINGTON—TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew says his company is offering the U.S. government more concessions and oversight than any business in history.On Thursday, the 40-year-old Singaporean army reservist and former Goldman Sachs GS 2.50% banker is slated to appear in front of a group of lawmakers who say that still isn’t enough.Born and raised in Singapore, then educated in London and at Harvard Business School, Mr. Chew has navigated both Western and…

On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress, marking his highest-profile speaking opportunity to date. He wants you to hear this message: TikTok is not a threat, and it has become too important to too many Americans to ban.TikTok is locked in a battle with the US government over the app’s privacy and security. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based company, and thus could be forced to hand data over to the Chinese Communist Party. Some critics worry the app could also be used to spread…

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell lawmakers the Chinese-owned short video app with more than 150 million American users has never, and would never, share U.S. user data with the Chinese government amid growing U.S. national security concerns."TikTok has never shared, or received a request to share, U.S. user data with the Chinese government. Nor would TikTok honor such a request if one were ever made," Chew will testify on Thursday, according to written testimony posted on Tuesday by the House of Representatives Energy…

WASHINGTON—TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew plans to offer a series of broad promises on platform safety and security at a much-anticipated congressional hearing on Thursday, according to his testimony. Mr. Chew will pledge to keep safety on Chinese-owned TikTok a top priority—especially for teenagers—and also will promise to firewall U.S. user data from foreign access and keep the platform free from government interference.  “TikTok will remain a platform for free expression and will not be manipulated by any government,” Mr.…

WASHINGTON—TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew can expect a chilly reception when he testifies before the powerful House Energy and Commerce committee this week, Republican aides said Monday. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.) and other lawmakers plan to lay out the threat posed by TikTok to Americans’ national security and privacy, and particularly its potential to harm children, aides said.  TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd. Many Republicans…